Hyderabad, April 14: The country observes fire services week from April 14 to 21 every year. This was told by Mr. M A Shareef fire officer Moghalpura fire station. This year’s theme is ‘ensure fire safety: save life, save property’. Fire services week is observed every year in memory of the 100-odd firemen killed while fighting a blaze on the ship S.S. Fort at the Bombay docks on April 14, 1944.
In the city life short-circuits, cooking gas cylinder blasts and stove bursts cause most of the deaths due to fire. Fires due to short-circuits are common during summer hence the public is advised never to put too many plugs in one socket as it can generate heat through overloading, burning away insulation and causing a short circuit. Handling electrical installations must be left to professional electricians.
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